Our couple spoke on Monday at 6 am. Balde thought Mony was a bot when she responded immediately. Not even a full day later, they spoke on the phone for 6 hours. They met in person 4 days later on a Friday. All it took was a cold brew to decide to drive together to the beach that same night. A long drive and a couple of songs later, Mony turned to Balde and she told him "There is a lot of potential in you and I want to see you fulfill it." At that point, Balde felt that Mony left an anchor permanently in his heart. He was in love. When they got to the beach, they shared their souls and their pasts on the sand, underneath the stars. They deleted their Hinge app that same night. Balde dreaded going home, making any excuse to stay with his anchor. Mony remembers the day she knew she had fallen in love with Balde. They were on another long drive and Balde confessed to her that he could give her the world, but it still wouldn't be enough. "I don't want to let you go. But I'm willing to if it makes you happy. Your happiness means the most to me." That day it rained so hard. But Mony fell harder. The pouring rain became a symbol of happiness and new beginnings. All of their best memories have been in the rain. Their first kiss was in the rain. He asked her to be his girlfriend in the rain. It rained when he proposed. Since that first meeting, since that first date, Mony and Balde have not left each other's side for more than a few hours. Each had said that they can not rest soundly without the other anymore.